Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 22, 2015

Jan. 16, 2015

Value of Swiss franc soars after nation's central bank allows it to float freely against the euro, shocking global markets; decision follows steep decline in the euro, and shows turbulent state of a global economy in which many smaller nations are struggling to adapt to monetary activism by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank; abrupt action causes Swiss stocks to tumble, with impact falling hardest on exporters. MORE

Dec. 19, 2014

Dec. 14, 2014

Kelly Dinardo travel article describes her trip to La Fouly, small, fourilift ski resort in Switzerland, where she learned the art of 'skinning,' also known as ski mountaineering, in which the skier gets to the top of the mountain without a lift before swooshing back down. MORE

Dec. 14, 2014

Andrew Brenner travel article on Jura Mountains, which straddle the border of France and Switzerland; notes area boasts network of more than 2,100 miles of groomed cross-country ski trails. MORE

Dec. 1, 2014

Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject proposal to drastically curb influx of foreigners seeking to work and live in their country, second major effort in 2014 aimed at restricting immigration; many union and business leaders there fear that quota would harm Switzerland's economy and ties to European Union. MORE

Nov. 21, 2014

Kunstmuseum Bern, small museum in Switzerland, is set to accept collection of more than 1,000 artworks obtained by Nazi-era art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt and kept private for decades by his son Cornelius Gurlitt; after more than six months of deliberation, museum and German government say they will release information about the future of the estate. MORE

Nov. 21, 2014

All four French players meeting at Davis Cup finals are residents of Switzerland, representing exodus in French tennis world that is largely due to the lighter fiscal load offered for property owners across the border. MORE

Oct. 23, 2014

Image of Hitler on mini-cream containers produced by Swiss company Migros comes as shock to Swiss coffee drinkers; company says it does not know how image came to be on label, but apologizes and withdraws about 2,000 containers, some of which also featured the face of Mussolini, from about 100 cafes in German-speaking part of Switzerland. MORE

Aug. 21, 2014

Study in Journal of Medical Ethics reports increase in number of people from other countries traveling to Switzerland to commit assisted suicide under auspices of right-to-die organizations. MORE

Aug. 2, 2014

British tax authorities have collected only about $1.7 billion of $8.4 billion windfall they once expected from landmark deal with Switzerland to crack down on tax evasion; deal is emerging as cautionary tale for growing number of nations that are feeling pinch of Europe's flat economy and are desperate to reap revenues from secret accounts held by wealthy. MORE

Jul. 10, 2014

Swiss prosecutor brings charges against Rudolf Elmer, former banker in the Cayman Islands with the Swiss bank Julius Baer, saying he handed over confidential data to WikiLeaks’s founder, Julian Assange, and tried to pass on files to German officials. MORE

Jul. 9, 2014

Swiss laws that demand client confidentiality are causing problems for bankers cooperating with inquiries into tax evasion; employees are bracing as 100 or more Swiss banks are expected to turn over more than 1,000 names and information to the United States; Justice Dept says those names will be used to investigate Americans who evaded taxes along with the banks, bakers and advisers. MORE

Jul. 6, 2014

Evan Rail travel article on visiting a region along the France-Switzerland border with rich ties to the once-banned spirit absinthe, also known as the Green Fairy; Swiss-French Absinthe Trail runs between the Val-de-Travers in Switzerland and historic French town of Pontarlier. MORE

May. 19, 2014

As part of a deal, the Swiss bank said it had conspired to aid tax evasion in a decades-long scheme. It will also pay about $2.6 billion in penalties and hire an independent monitor. MORE

May. 19, 2014

Swiss voters resoundingly reject proposed minimum wage that would have been the world's highest, at $24.65 per hour; move is widely seen as reflecting aversion to state intervention in the liberal economic policies that are the bedrock of country's prosperity. MORE

May. 17, 2014

Swiss are going to polls to weigh in on raising national hourly minimum wage in Switzerland to 22 Swiss francs, or $24.65 an hour; if passed, would become highest minimum wage worldwide, by more than double that of any other country, adding latest twist to global debate on causes and extent of income inequality. MORE

Apr. 1, 2014

Senate investigative report says that American construction equipment company Caterpillar used a subsidiary in Switzerland to avoid paying $2.4 billion of income taxes over 13 years. MORE

Mar. 20, 2014

Switzerland is confronting the practical complexities and potentially substantial economic costs of vote to clamp down on immigration, which put the country at loggerheads with the 28-nation European Union and its policy of free movement of people; many are wondering what Swiss officials can come up with that might satisfy the referendum and yet keep the country in the good graces of the European Union. MORE

Feb. 25, 2014

The report says the bank helped American customers evade taxes through a variety of means, and sent Swiss bankers to the United States to secretly recruit new clients. MORE

Feb. 11, 2014

European officials warn Switzerland that it will pay a steep price for its vote to limit the flow of workers across its borders, challenge to the free movement of people that is a key pillar to the whole edifice of the European Union; officials acknowledge that far-right parties are beginning to reshape politics and policy across the Continent. MORE

Feb. 10, 2014

Narrow majority of voters in Switzerland approve proposals to reintroduce restrictions on number of foreigners who are allowed to live and work in the country; move could have far-reaching implications for Switzerland’s relations with European Union. MORE

Jan. 22, 2014

Peaceful resort town of Montreux, Switzerland, is taking on fraught overtones as it prepares to host Syrian peace talks, with security measures, logistical complications and presence of thousands of diplomats and journalists adding to an atmosphere of chaos. MORE

Jan. 6, 2014

Mikhail B Khodorkovsky, former oil tycoon freed after a decade in prison in Russia, arrives in Switzerland after leaving Berlin; Khodorkovsky's say he plans to oversee his teenage sons' return to school in Switzerland but has made no plans regarding permanent residency there or elsewhere. MORE

Dec. 5, 2013

Swiss authorities open new inquiry into ownership of art collection that was transferred to Unicef in Germany after death of collector Dr Gustov Rau; 92 works from collection are set to be auctioned at Bonhams in London. MORE

Nov. 25, 2013

Swiss voters reject severe limits on executive pay; many Swiss citizens were uncomfortable with rigid, government-imposed salary caps, even as opinion polls show widespread dismay about huge executive paychecks. MORE

Nov. 23, 2013

Op-Ed article by author Peter Stamm notes passage of referendum in Switzerland that bans bonuses and puts other restrictions on executive pay; examines historical and cultural trends in country that have produced a widespread aversion to income inequality. MORE

Nov. 17, 2013

Annie Lowrey It's the Economy column examines proposal made in Switzerland that would have the government provide income to every citizen, which proponents say would eliminate poverty; suggests minimum income could be effective in the United States, which already has similar social safety nets in place. MORE

Nov. 5, 2013

Solothurn Journal; Swiss farmers like those in the region around Solothurn have begun a campaign to fight the problem of litter being tossed out of cars; farmers complain that the litter is endangering their livestock, as it gets caught up in machines used to shred the hay and silage that is fed to their cows. MORE

Sep. 23, 2013

Switzerland overwhelmingly votes to maintain its conscription army for the third time in almost 25 years. MORE

Aug. 29, 2013

Switzerland and the United States reached a watershed deal to punish Swiss banks that helped wealthy Americans stash money in hidden offshore accounts, ending years of bank secrecy and tax evasion. MORE

Aug. 28, 2013

A final settlement would likely require banks to pay a fine to the United States equivalent to 20 percent to 50 percent of the value of their undeclared American accounts, a person briefed on the matter said. MORE

Aug. 9, 2013

Profile of Herve Falciani, former HSBC employee who claims to have five CD-ROMS containing 130,000 Swiss bank account holders; Falciani has cast himself as crusader against murky world of Swiss banking and money laundering, saying that he faces constant safety risks as result; once dismissed by European authorities, he and other whistle-blowers are now being courted as region's governments. MORE

Jul. 27, 2013

Member of the so-called Pink Panther gang of jewel thieves breaks out of a Swiss prison with the help of two accomplices. MORE

Jul. 4, 2013

Swiss government says it has found way to allow the country's banks to turn over data to the United States in spite of strict banking secrecy laws, potentially opening way for hundreds of lenders to end threat of criminal prosecution by Justice Dept; about dozen Swiss banks are facing criminal probes on suspicion of helping Americans dodge taxes. MORE

Jun. 20, 2013

Switzerland rejects information-sharing plan that would allow Swiss banks to share account data with American tax officials, but leaves open possibility for another solution to dispute over banking secrecy. MORE

May. 31, 2013

Switzerland’s government reintroduces quotas for work permits for European Union citizens in order to limit immigration from countries with declining economies; country's actions epitomizes pressures faced by economically healthy countries as the issue challenges ambitions for an unrestricted European labor market. MORE

May. 30, 2013

Grindewald Journal; in stark example of what is happening to Switzerland’s glaciers, global warming is melting ice that buttresses mountains around Grindelwald, menacing region with rock slides and flood threats. MORE

May. 29, 2013

The Swiss government said Wednesday that it would let its banks disclose names of clients in a move that would help resolve a dispute between the United States and Switzerland over tax evasion. MORE

May. 28, 2013

The proposed agreement with the United States includes a fine of at least $7 billion to $10 billion and the disclosure of the names of banks’ American clients. MORE

May. 24, 2013

European Union officials, having won concessions from bloc members Luxembourg and Austria over banking rules, are expected to turn their focus to Switzerland, as impatience with tax evasion mounts; some analysts say concessions from Switzerland, famous for anonymity that its banking sector provides, may be unavoidable. MORE

May. 5, 2013

Joshua Hammer travel article on hiking in Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland, one of Western Europe's most challenging and beautiful hiking circuits. MORE

Apr. 27, 2013

Shipments of timepieces to China from Switzerland, world's dominant watch production center, have fallen below levels of two years ago, after setting a record in 2012; watch companies, having opened hundreds of stores in China in recent years, are facing inventory glut and are cutting back retail presence. MORE

Apr. 25, 2013

Swiss officials plan to begin restricting immigration from Western European countries, citing high number of people coming to Switzerland, which is not member of European Union. MORE

Mar. 8, 2013

Editorial applauds Swiss voters for overwhelmingly approving referendum to give shareholders binding say on executive pay, to date most far-reaching of various say-on-pay policies in European nations; criticizes fact that weaker American shareholder protections are not enforced, and that Republicans in Senate have been attempting to weaken such protections even further. MORE

Mar. 4, 2013

Swiss citizens vote to impose some of world's most severe restrictions on executive compensation, ignoring warning from business lobby that such curbs will undermine country’s investor-friendly image. MORE

Mar. 2, 2013

Switzerland is set to vote on whether to adopt proposal by Parliament member Thomas Minder to impose some of world's most severe restrictions on executive compensation; prospect is opposed by banks and other multinational companies that have long dominated country's economy, which say rules will damage business-friendly climate. MORE

Feb. 28, 2013

Three people are killed and seven injured in shooting at factory in Menznau, Switzerland; gunman is among the dead. MORE

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